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Tim Bartels is currently leading a program on the "Structure-Function Relationship in Neurodegeneration" at the Dementia Research Institute, University College London. He received his Master’s Degree in Chemistry from the Technical University of Munich and conducted his PhD in Biophysics at the Adolf Butenandt Institute under the supervision of Prof. Johannes Buchner at Ludwig-Maximilian University. He continued his academic journey with post-doctoral training at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. In 2018, he transitioned his laboratory activities to the Dementia Research Institute at UCL, where his lab focuses on various forms of presynaptic protein alpha-synuclein in relation to Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Additionally, his research interests include novel context-specific pathways of protein folding/misfolding, the role of lipids in neurodegeneration, and the gut-brain axis in synucleinopathies.
Harvard Medical School • Boston, United States
Held a position as Assistant Professor, focusing on neurodegeneration.
Harvard Medical School • Boston, United States
Worked as an Instructor in the department of neurology.